Chaudhary

ChoudhuryUrdu: چودهرى‎; Bengali: চৌধুরী; Hindi: चौधरी ) is a term in Indo-Aryan languages, literally meaning "holder of four". Choudhury (also spellt Choudhury, Chaudhari, Chaudhary, Chowdhury, Chaudhury, Chaudhry, Choudhury, Chowdhery, Chaudhary, or Choudhry) is a hereditary title of honour, awarded by Mughal Emperors to persons of eminence. Traditionally, the term is used as a title indicating the ownership of ancestral land, but in contemporary usage it is often taken as a surname or title.